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APPLICATION ELMEE-MILLEE', 0E BooNToN, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

Application led August 13, 1917. Serial No. 186,025.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that'I, ELMER MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boonton, in the county of Morris, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Rellable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles.

rIhe obj ect of this invention is to provide a non-refillable bottle which while being effective to prevent the reuse of the bottle in a fraudulent manner, is also capable of being manufactured at a reasonable cost. Furthermore, it is the intention to construct a non-reillable bottle in which the valve mechanismmay be quickly assembled when the bottle is to be sealed.

IVith the above objects in view, and such others relating to the details of construction as may hereinafter appear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawin 's.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section through the bottle neck equipped with my invention,

F ig. 2 is a vertical section through the neck of the bottle with the valve mechanism removed,

F ig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of F ig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a closure body and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a spring locking device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents the bottle neck which, adjacent the shoulder 2 of the bottle is provided with an internal annular seat 3. Said seat 3 is shaped uponits upper face into a semi-spherical cup which closely receives the semi-spherical valve body 4. Continued upwardly from the annular seat 3 is a plurality of radial projections or ribs 5, which, in their spaced relation, form a plurality of passages 6. Also, the upper ends of th. ribs 5 are squared in a common plane, so as to form a seat for a closure body 7. The closure body 7 is cylindrical in form so as to wholly fill the neck 1 above the ribs 5, and furthermore, is axially provided with a passage 8, which, however does not extend entirely through the closure body. Near its lower end, the passage 8 is deflected toward the sides of the body around a central or axial conical projection 9 which rises from the bottom of the body. On the periphery of the body 7 the passage terminates in a series of ports 10 and in order to give access to the ports 10 to the bottom of the closure body, the periphery thereof is cut `away as at 11 to continue the ports downwardly. Then, when the body 7 is seated upon the ribs 5 so that the solid portions of the bottom thereof rest upon the tops of the ribs, a continuous passage is provided upwardly through the recesses 6, the cut away portions 11, and the ports 10- to the passage 8.

Upon one side, the body 7 is provided with a longitudinal rib 12, which is intermediately cut out to provide a recess 13 within which a spring 14 is received. The spring 14: is adapted to stand outwardly from the body 7, and at its lower end has the shank 15 which will be received in a vertical opening 16 formed in the lower end of the rib 12. IVhen the body 7 is forced into the neck 1, the outwardly sprung upper end of the spring 14 will be received beneath a shoulder 17 which is formed by a recess 18 cut into the neck of the bottle, and in order to permit the spring to ride behind the inner face of the neck until it reaches the recess 18, the recess 13 is sufliciently unl dercut as at 19- to wholly receive the spring 14.

In order to seal the body 7 in an airtight manner within the neck 1, the upper edge of the body as well as the inner edge of the neck are slightly beveled as at 2O so as to provide a groove within which a sealing material may be placed. Obviously, after the bottle has been filled and the body 7 snapped into position in a manner which will be apparent from the foregoing description, a suitable stopper may be placed in the passage 8 to close the bottle for shipment.

What I claim as my invention is A non-reillable bottle including a neck having a semi-spherical seat in the lower portion thereof, a circular series of vertical ribs extending upwardly from the surrounding wall of the seat, a semi-spherical valve movable toward and away from the seat, and a guard member disposed in the neck above the seat and having a longitudinal central bore therethrough, the upper face of the bottom wall of the guard being formed with a central upwardly extending conical projection, the lower portion of the said bore being divided at its lower end and extending downwardly and outwardly through the sides of the guard, the lower end of the guard being undercut adjacent its periphery and resting on the said ribs, whereby upward tortuous passages are formed from the interior of the bottle to the said bore.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' ELMER MILLER. Witnesses:

EDWARD A. VALSH, JOHN CEGELIO. 

